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#8 JONATHAN JOHNSON Junior • INF • 5-9 • 165 • L/R • Lakewood, Calif. • Lakewood HS BRIEFLY
PERSONAL
Jonathan Johnson enters his third season with LMU baseball... 2009 All-WCC first team selection… is two triples shy of entering LMU’s Top-10 for a career… places tied for fourth in LMU’s record books for triples in a single season with seven in 2009…
Jonathan Russell Johnson was born October 27, 1988 in Lakewood, Calif... son of Linda and Russell Johnson... father played football in college... has a brother and a sister, Jeffery and Reanna... a sociology major.
2009 (SOPHOMORE) Garnered All-West Coast Conference first team honors after a stellar sophomore campaign… started all 59 games for the Lions at second base… batted .305 with seven triples, 10 doubles, a home run, 41 runs scored, 25 walks, a team-best six stolen bases, 11 hit-by-pitches and 24 RBI… walked a total of four times in a game against Holy Cross on February 28… that mark tied the LMU individual game record for that category for the seventh time in LMU history… seven triples ranked second in the WCC and 10th in the nation… triples mark also placed him tied for fourth in the LMU record books for a single season… averaged .12 triples per game, good for 29th in the nation... 11 hit-by-pitches placed tied for second on the team… walks mark ranked ninth in the WCC and third on the team… posted 17 multiple-hit games and six-multiple-RBI games… in conference games alone, batted .375 with 16 runs scored, five doubles, three triples, a home run and 12 RBI… led the WCC in triples during conference play, and placed fifth in batting average… 30 hits in WCC contests placed eighth, while three stolen bases ranked 10th… hits mark also put him second on the team in that category… slugged .550 and reached base at a .433 clip while swiping three bags on the bases in WCC games alone... led the team in WCC play with six hit-by-pitches… hit safely in 17 of 21 conference games, including posting eight multiple-hit games… notched his best day on April 9 versus San Francisco, finishing a perfect 5-for-5, before batting 4-for-4 against then-No. 3 UC Irvine on April 13… five hits were a career high… had a stellar stretch of 10 games from April 3-17, batting .500 with 10 runs scored, four doubles, four triples, three walks, a stolen base, 32 total bases and five RBI over the span… slugged .800 and reached base at a .556 clip, helping guide LMU to a 7-3 record in those games… hit safely in six consecutive games from March 15-22… scored a career-high four runs against Holy Cross on February 28… drove in a career-best three runs against Fresno State on March 22… belted his first career home run on April 24 at Saint Mary’s… batted .312 against right-handed pitchers and .337 with runners on base… reached base at a .418 clip when leading-off an inning… hit .300 with runners in scoring position and .300 with two outs in an inning… collected nine two-out RBI, including five in WCC play alone… hit .400 against lefties and .371 against righties from the WCC… notched a .395 average with runners on base in conference games… was 11-for-24 (.458) when leadingoff an inning and 11-for-27 (.407) with two outs during conference play...
ACCORDING TO JOHNSON I Chose LMU Because: Of the great education, it was close to home, and I wanted to help the baseball program Favorite TV Show: Family Guy Favorite Book/Magazine: Sports Illustrated Favorite Thing About LMU: The baseball program and the good social life Favorite Meal: Anything Italian Most Prized Possession: My truck After LMU, I Want To: Play in Major League Baseball or become a firefighter Favorite Baseball Team: Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim Favorite Movie: Boondock Saints The Best Thing About Road Trips: Team bonding Favorite Actor/Actress: Adam Sandler Biggest Influence in Life: My father To Get Ready For Games I: Get a good night sleep
JOHNSON'S CAREER HIGHS At Bats Runs Hits Home Runs RBI Walks Strikeouts Stolen Bases Hit Streak
5################ 4 5 1 3 4 2## 1####### 7
at Gonzaga vs. Holy Cross vs. San Francisco at Saint Mary's vs. Fresno State vs. Holy Cross at UCLA vs. San Diego
5/23/09 2/28/09 4/9/09 4/24/09 3/22/09 2/28/09 4/1/09 5/1/09 4/8-4/19/08
# Denotes number of times a player has recorded a statistic with the most recent listed.
2008 (FRESHMAN) Batted .281 in 46 games played and 30 starts as a freshman… tallied 19 runs, three doubles and eight RBI… notched a season-high three hits against Santa Clara on May 2… recorded a season-best two RBI at Portland on March 29… hit safely in seven consecutive games from April 8 to April 19… amassed six multiple-hit games…
HIGH SCHOOL
Year Avg 2008 .281 2009 .305 Career .297
GP 46 59 105
GS 30 59 89
AB 114 226 340
R H 2B 19 32 3 41 69 10 60 101 13
3B HR 0 0 7 1 7 1
JOHNSON'S CAREER STATISTICS RBI TB SLG% BB HBP 8 35 .307 4 5 24 96 .425 25 11 32 131 .385 29 16
SO GDP OB% SF 10 2 .333 0 24 0 .398 2 34 2 .377 2
SH 1 7 8
SB ATT 1 3 6 12 7 15
PO 58 123 181
2010 LMU BASEBALL
A 2007 graduate of Lakewood High School in Lakewood, Calif... earned three varsity letters for coach Spud O’Neil... was a three-time team captain and two-time All-League selection... batted .446 with one home run, 16 RBI, a .524 on-base percentage, nine triples and 37 runs scored as a senior... a member of the 2003 Heartwell Pony World Series Champions…
A E FLD% 91 5 .968 195 6 .981 286 11 .977
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